Razor-strop scraper and surfacer.



T 0 all whom, it may concern I v HENRY J. GAISM'AN, or NEW YORK, N. Y.,ASSIGNOB. ToAuro s'mor COMPANY, or

- NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK RAZOR-STROP scunrnn ANDsU'RrAoER.

Be it known that I, HENRY J. GAIsMAN,

a citizen of'the, United States, and resident. of New York city, boroughof Manhattan,

in the county .of New York and State'of New York, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Razor- Strop Scrapers and Surfacers, ofwhich the following is a specification. v

The object of my invention-is to provide a simple,- cheap andeflicientdevice adapted A to scrape the surface of razor strops and thelike, and to smooth and re-surface thestrop, and particularly thescraped portion thereof, whereby accumulation offsurface dressing, grit,or the like upon the strop may be i 1 readily removed and the surfacereadily re- My inventioncomprises a rod or the like provided with a softmetal strop'finishing body, and a scraping edge of harder mate rialprojecting beyond the-surface of such soft metal, adapted, whenmanipulated, to scrape the surface of the leather, upon which surfacethe soft "metal is then rubbed to smooth suchsurface and apply adressing strop dressing device in position for use Fig, 2 is a'sectionon the line 2, 2, in Fig. 1;

' Fig. 3 is a sect-ion on the line 3, 3, in Fig. 1;

F 1g, 4 is a section on the line 4, 4, in Fig. l The numeral 1 indicatesa rod or bar of suitable material, such as brass or steel, upon which issecured a body or covering 2 of soft metal, such as lead, and at 8 is ascraper which may be of suitable relativelyphard;

metal, such as brass or steel, and whichis secured to rod 1. In theexample illus trated, the rod 1 is provided with a'longitudinal recess 1in one side, in which scraper strip 3 is secured, as by forcing strip 3into such' recess, and'the soft metal body 2 is shown in the form of atube that receives rod 1, and is provided-with a longitudinal slot 2 inline with the recess '1, and through which the strip 3is passed,fwherebythe body or tube 2 is kept from rotating on rod 1.

- lhe scraper strip 3 projects beyond the-surface of body or tube 2 inposition to engage the surface of a piece of leather for scraping thelatter, leaving the surface of body or 7 Specification of Letterslatent.Application'filed August 17,1912.- Serial No. 715,5 2.

out of the handle.

handle.

- "mantra Mayan, r913.

tube 2 free to be rubbed upon the strop or ter." To protect the parts 2,3, when not in concealed, except that the outer end of rod 1 is leftexposed to permit pulling the same To retain the parts 1, 2, 3, inoperating position whenpulled outwardly, as in Fig. 2, I have showntheendj 4 of tubular handle 4 as tapered outwardly,

and the scraper device is provided with a head or enlargement 5 at itsinner end, the

surface of which is outwardly tapered to correspond with and lit snuglywithin the tapered end 4? of the handle, whereby, when the parts 1, 2,3, are pulled outwardly and the enlargement 5 is caused to fit snugly inthe tapered end 43 of the handle, the scraper strip 3 and finishing body2 can be securely held projecting from the handle, and may be readilypushed inwardly.

At the end of handle 41 provide means to closely engage the surface ofbody or tube 2 and scraper strip 3, as the latter are pushed in andpulled out ofthehandle, for the pur-- pose of clearing the former fromanyaecumulations of scrapings from the strop. To this end I have .shownthe end of "handle 4 as bent inwardly at 4", in the form of a flange orwasher, to closely engage the for the passage of scraper strip 3, thepart 1 .thus serving to .scrape or dislodge from body or tube2 and strip,3 any accumulations thereon when they are pushed into the A hole 4 atthe lower end of-the.

5.5 leather for smoothing and' dressingdhe lathandle permits air to flowin and out of the handle when the scraper device is reciprocatedtherein.

By means of my improvements the finishing body or tube 2 and tllescraper strip 3 may be concealed within'the handle 4 when not in use,providing a convenient device to be carried in a shaving set, hand bagor the like, and whendt is desired to scrape and. re+ surface the stropthe partsil, 2, 3, are pulled out from the handle, as shown in Fig. 2,

the scraper strip 3 is then drawn along the surface' of thestropto-"scrape accumulations therefrom, and then the device is partlyro 'tated, the soft metalfinishing. body or tube 2 is drawn or rubbedalong the surface of the strop to smooth the latter and apply 85" bodyor tube 2, and provided with a' slot 4 rubbed uponthe strop tiveiy-hardfscraping strip entefin'g said tilbe" comprising a rod, a softrheta1 tube,s urside, and a scraping passing through tube andsecu're'd/in said rod; a portion of said scraping,strip projiectingbeyond the Having nowvdesc'ribed' iny invention-jwhat j I 'c 1aim1is:#

1. A device/of thelcharacterffdscribed" comprising a soft iiiietal bodyand a lf elal tively hard scraping stfip fplfdje/ ti' ygibybndsaid'body. L 1 "2. device of th ar'acteri d'escribedf comprisinganannular-s01? mefialf 'od/y and a relativ'ely A device of the: characteridescribed comprising ,a softimet 1"tube, "and a re1'a and projectingbeyond, the surface thereof./

4. A device 40f ,the character described rounding said rodandi having/aslot on onc hard scraping -s tr,'1p r ijecting vbeyondthesurfacefofi'saiidibody. i.

surface of said tube.

' thef'toa light-finishing oatiiigfsideifaj 5:111 device of thecharacter described be ;deposited/- from a lead surface; when v Jwardlyextending flange atone end, a soft fconr prising a handle provided withanin-.

metal "finishing body .adapted to slide through said flange, and ascraping strip projecting beyond the surface of said soft metai body,said flange having a slot to .per- *mitthe passageof said scrapingstrip;

device of thecharacter described "tion adjacent one end, and a softmetal tube adapted to slide in said'handle-and provided adaptedto-engage the tapering portion of thehandle, and a scraping stripconnected ,vvith said tube and projecting beyond thev surface thereof.

I Signed at New' York city, in the county of New-York, and State of NewYork, this 16th day of August, 'A; D. l9l2.

- HENRY J'; GAISMAN. Witnesses":

' T. F. BOURNE, MARE F; WA'INRIGHT.

comprising a handle having-a tapering.por-.

gwith a head or enlargement at one end v

